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SF politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Letters: Cortese plan to use taxpayer credit to fund housing is a bad risk

Taxpayers face potential losses from risky housing projects funded by the state, disproportionately impacting ordinary citizens.
Economic realities severely limit low-income renters' access to safe and adequate housing.
San Francisco
fromThe Mercury News
2 days ago

Opinion: When the unhoused are offered private space, they accept shelter

California's approach to homelessness is becoming increasingly punitive and prison-focused, despite a lack of adequate shelter options.
SF politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 weeks ago

Letters: Cortese plan to use taxpayer credit to fund housing is a bad risk

Taxpayers face potential losses from risky housing projects funded by the state, disproportionately impacting ordinary citizens.
Economic realities severely limit low-income renters' access to safe and adequate housing.
San Francisco
fromThe Mercury News
2 days ago

Opinion: When the unhoused are offered private space, they accept shelter

California's approach to homelessness is becoming increasingly punitive and prison-focused, despite a lack of adequate shelter options.
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#trump-administration
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 days ago

Trump administration weighs withholding education funding to California over transgender athletes

The Trump administration is considering withholding education funding from California due to alleged violations of federal law regarding transgender athletes.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 days ago

Trump administration weighs withholding education funding to California over transgender athletes

The Trump administration is considering withholding education funding from California due to alleged violations of federal law regarding transgender athletes.
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fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 days ago

Letters: Alameda County must implement Measure C

The cruelest irony: the resources it promised should have been available to him from his first week of life.
US politics
fromKqed
1 month ago

Newsom Pushes Cities to Ban Homeless Encampments Across California | KQED

Policies that prohibit individuals from sleeping outside anywhere in the jurisdiction without offering adequate indoor shelter, effectively banishing homeless individuals from the jurisdiction's borders, are both inhumane and impose externalities on neighboring jurisdictions.
San Francisco
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

A new push to bring recovery homes into state's 'housing first' homeless model

When we passed our 'housing first' law we were so intent on reducing barriers to addicts that we inadvertently created new barriers to addicts who wanted to get sober.
SF real estate
fromSan Jose Spotlight
2 months ago

East San Jose apartments planned for 8-story complex - San Jose Spotlight

The builder's remedy is a penalty for jurisdictions that do not have a substantially compliant housing element, allowing projects to bypass local regulations.
Silicon Valley real estate
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Q&A: East Bay AI safety expert talks about the future of the technology

California's rejection of AI regulation raises concerns over public safety and corporate influence.
Experts believe AI holds transformative potential, but risks must be addressed.
Digital life
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 months ago

California's Push for Electric Trucks Sputters Under Trump

Trump's election undermines California's green energy truck plan, leading to regulatory withdrawal and significant project setbacks.
California
fromwww.ocregister.com
8 months ago

Homeowners join consumer advocates in assailing California insurance reforms

Proposed reforms by Insurance Commissioner Lara are criticized for potentially undermining Proposition 103's protections against high insurance rates in California.
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